MORE THAN MAKEUP

Have you found yourself wishing that your makeup was not just harmless to your skin, but actually active and nourishing?  This past summer, La Bella Figura Beauty launched More Than Makeup, and it is just that.  Already a Green Beauty brand with a killer skincare line (complete with a cult following), the ladies at La Bella Figura decided they wanted to create makeup infused with the same antioxidants, rich omegas and breathable plant waxes that they’ve been working with for ages.

The Radiant Créme Blush in Disco Queen Gloria is the perfect neutral-rose-gold.  The texture is really lovely; it is emollient, but not at all greasy.  Kakadu Plum Extract offers a high source of complete vitamin C, a potent free radical scavenger, while Cupuacu Butter seals in moisture.  I used it on my lips, cheeks, and eyes for a monochromatic look and it was so pretty.  Cost: $36.  Purchase it here.

Ingredients: Camellia Oleifera (Camellia Seed Oil)*, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil*, Trichilia Emetica (Marfura) Butter, Theobroma Grandiflorum (Cupuacu) Butter, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Wax, Cetearly Olivate (and) Sorbitan Olivate (Olive Wax), Rosa Damascena (Rose) Flower Wax, Maranta Arundinacea (Arrowroot) Powder, Kaolinite (White Clay) Powder, Opuntia Ficus Indica (Barbary Fig) Seed Oil*, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil*, Aspalathus Linearis (Rooibos) Extract, Terminalia Ferinandiana (Kakadu Plum) Fruit Extract, Euterpe Oleracea (Acai) Fruit Oil, Schisandra Sphenanthera (Schisandra) Fruit CO2 Extract, Bertholletia Excelsa Flower Extract,  Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Flower CO2 Extract*, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Extract*, May Contain-(+/-Titanium Dioxide CI 77891, Iron Oxides CI 77499, CI 77492, CI 77491, (Mica) CI 77019 .  *Certified Organic

The Golden Corrective Highlighter in Brazilian Denise looks SO gold in the compact, but don’t let it scare you off.  I really thought that there would be no way I could pull it off without a tan.  However, the color goes on sheer and is very build-able.  I love the texture and it gives my skin the most subtle shimmer.  I applied it to my brow and cheek bones, down the bridge of my nose, the inner corners of my eyes and a little on the cupid’s bow of my upper lip and it lasted for hours and hours.  Cost: $38.  Purchase it here.

Ingredients: Camellia Oleifera (Camellia Seed Oil)*, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil*, Trichilia Emetica (Marfura) Butter, Theobroma Grandiflorum (Cupuacu) Butter, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Wax, Cetearly Olivate (and) Sorbitan Olivate (Olive Wax), Rosa Damascena (Rose) Flower Wax, Maranta Arundinacea (Arrowroot) Powder, Kaolinite (White Clay) Powder, Opuntia Ficus Indica (Barbary Fig) Seed Oil*, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil*, Aspalathus Linearis (Rooibos) Extract, Terminalia Ferinandiana (Kakadu Plum) Fruit Extract, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Fruit Oil, Arnica Montana (Arnica) Flower CO2, Citrullus Vulgaris (Watermelon) Seed Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Flower CO2 Extract*, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Extract*, May Contain-(+/-Titanium Dioxide CI 77019, Iron Oxides CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499, Mica CI 77019.  *Certified Organic 

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